Jury Convicts Schenectady Mom of Killing 10-Month-Old Daughter

Nelson convicted of murder in baby Halo death

Persia Nelson has been convicted of murder 19 months after her 10-month old daughter Halo Branton was left to die in a shed on the GE campus.

Persia Nelson convicted of murder, manslaughter in death of her 11-month-old daughter

Persia Nelson was found guilty of murder in connection with the death of Halo Branton, who was nearly 11 months old. Nelson plans to appeal.

Jury convicts Schenectady mom of killing 10-month-old daughter

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- After a 16-day trial, a Schenectady County jury has found Persia Nelson guilty of killing her 10-month-old daughter in March 2024. NEWS10 Reporter Payton Cavanaugh was in the courtroom when Nelson was convicted on a unanimous vote of second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and endangering the welfare of a child after her daughter, Halo Branton, was dropped into a shed-like structure into shallow water on t…

Jury convicts Schenectady woman of murder for baby’s death

A jury has convicted a Schenectady woman of murder for leaving her infant down a drainage pipe at the GE campus last year. Persia Nelson was found guilty of the top count of the indictment of second-degree murder as well as manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child.

NY Mom Intentionally Dropped 'Baby Halo' Down Drainage Pipe, Killing Her: Jury

A New York mother has been convicted of murder after her infant daughter was left to die inside a drainage pipe on the General Electric campus.Persia Nelson, 24, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges by a Schenectady County jury on Thursday, Oct. 16, after four hours of deliberations.Nelson was arrested in March 2024 after her 11-month-old daughter, Halo Branton, was found inside an 8-foot drainage pipe at the GE property …

NYC mom, 26, awaits verdict at end of trial for killing her daughter, by tossing the infant into a shed that drops into a river after a row with boyfriend and family

Persia Maria Nelson, 26, awaits verdict at end of trial for killing her daughter, by tossing the infant into a shed and she subsequently died of exposure and hypothermia 10-month-old Halo Branton, from Hudson, New York, was found unresponsive underneath drainage pipes on March 10, 2024 on the General Electric campus in Schenectady, NY Persia…